Barcelos Municipality
Located in Braga District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°31′55″ N 8°36′44″ W
- Population
- 120,391
- 120.4K
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 65
- listed under Barcelos Municipality
- Airports
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport32 km
- VGO Vigo Airport78 km
About Barcelos Municipality
Barcelos Municipality is a district. Location: Braga District, Portugal. Population: 120,391. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Estádio Municipal de Braga and Braga Cathedral.
Climate of Barcelos Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- December (231 mm)
- Driest month
- July (25 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 211 | 178 | 118 | 121 | 113 | 61 | 25 | 29 | 86 | 166 | 185 | 231 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Barcelos Municipality
The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 16 km to the east.
Airports
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 32 kmsouth
- Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 78 kmnorth
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 80 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Braga Population: 193.3K 16 kmeast
- Porto Population: 252.7K 43 kmsouth
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 78 kmnorth
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 109 kmnortheast
- A Coruña Population: 250.4K 205 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barcelos Municipality
Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 181 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Praia de Ofir Beach 15 kmW
- Santo Antoninho Mountain 14 kmSE
- Serra de Rates Mountain 14 kmSW
- Serra da Padela Mountain 16 kmN
25–60 km90 places
- Praia de Areeiros Beach 58 kmN
- Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 44 kmNW
- Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 44 kmNW
- Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 53 kmNE
60–100 km375 places
- Illa de Ons Island 98 kmN
- Islas Cíes Island 79 kmN
- Playa de San Martín Beach 78 kmN
- Playa de Roda Beach 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Barcelos Municipality
65 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Estádio Municipal de Braga Landmark, União das freguesias de Real, Dume e Semelhe16 km E -
Braga Cathedral Attraction, União das freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)16 km E -
Ponte do Prado Landmark, Palmeira14 km NE -
Serra de Rates Mountain, Rates14 km SW -
Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Landmark, União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário16 km SE -
Citânia de Briteiros Historic site, União das freguesias de Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia25 km E
Sources & licences
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